What is the difference between Trollslayer Orange and Clear Orange?

ΔE 16 (loose). Clear Orange is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Trollslayer Orange vs Clear Orange

Trollslayer Orange

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f06a2a (estimate)

Clear Orange

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-73
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f68620 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Clear Orange is a little lighter, warmer than Trollslayer Orange.

Can I use Clear Orange instead of Trollslayer Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Clear Orange is a little lighter, warmer than Trollslayer Orange.

Can I use Trollslayer Orange instead of Clear Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Trollslayer Orange is a little darker, cooler.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Trollslayer Orange on the colour wheel See Clear Orange on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Trollslayer Orange

Trollslayer Orange vs Orange (X-6)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Clear Orange
Trollslayer Orange vs Bright Orange (TS-31)TS Spray · ΔE 7, close · closer than Clear Orange
Trollslayer Orange vs Orange (PS-7)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Clear Orange

Other Citadel paints close to Clear Orange

Clear Orange vs Fire Dragon BrightColour: Layer · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Trollslayer Orange
Clear Orange vs Lugganath OrangeColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Trollslayer Orange
Clear Orange vs Ryza RustColour: Dry · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Trollslayer Orange

All matches: Trollslayer Orange equivalents · Clear Orange equivalents